temples

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He built vast temples to Mammon, some of which, heavy with debt, collapsed in a heap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

In his earliest appearances as Sam, Kani had to apply gray makeup to his beard and temples to be believable as the middle-aged employee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Under long‑standing arrangements, Jews may visit the compound -- which they revere as the site of the first and second Jewish temples -- but they are not permitted to pray there.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

So, the court's guidelines will also help decide whether women can be denied entry into Parsi temples and Muslim mosques, whether religious leaders can excommunicate people and the legality of female genital mutilation.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Maybe it wanted all the complicated social contraptions of whatever temples and markets they’d built.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri